Ankara has put forward a plan to form a free trade zone with the Customs Union

by
Arthur Yernjakyan

Monday, July 21, 15:23

Ankara has put forward a plan to form a free trade zone with the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, the Russian economy minister reportedly said after holding talks with his Turkish counterpart, amid Turkey's mounting frustration with the European Union over a similar scheme. 1TV.ru reported.

During the G-20 trade ministers meeting in Sydney, the Russian Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev said that the Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci had proposed in establishing a scheme that would lift trade barriers between the two parties.